QS GradSchool Guide 2015/2016
Today, I'd like to invite you all to have a look at the QS GradSchool Guide for the academic year 2015/2016. It is 128 pages full of great information for anyone considering to do a PhD, as well as for…
I am Debanjan Guha Roy and This is How I Work
Today, I am inviting Debanjan Guha Roy in the "How I Work" series. Debanjan has been working as a Ph.D student since 2013 at the IITB-Monash Research Academy, a joint venture between the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay),…
Interview with Anna Hulda Ólafsdóttir
Today, I have a special guest for an interview at PhD Talk: Anna Hulda Ólafsdóttir. Anna is a Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering at the University of Iceland, where she also works as a lecturer in System Dynamics. Outside of…
I am Navneet Vasistha and This is How I Work
Today, in the "How I Work" series, I am interviewing Navneet Vasistha. Navneet received his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Delhi. He then moved to Oxford for doctoral studies with Prof. Zoltán Molnár. He is now a…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to transition from PhD student to independent scholar
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I am Stevie Moore and This is How I Work
Today, I have a special guest in the "How I Work" series. I am interviewing Stevie Moore, an artist, who shares his thoughts on workflow processes for creative work. Stephen (Stevie) R. Moore is a Lexington Kentucky artist and illustrator…
Reliability-based expression for the shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs under concentrated loads close to supports
My co-authors and I recently presented a paper at the 25th ESRA conference, ESREL, the European Safety and Reliability Conference. I was happy to see our work accepted for presentation at a conference that is not only civil engineering. In…
I am David McArdle and This is How I Work
Today, I am interviewing David McArdle for the "How I Work" series. David is a senior lecturer at University of Stirling. David read Law at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and worked in legal publishing before commencing his PhD studies…
One-Way Slabs Subjected to Combination of Loads Failing in Shear
I recently published a paper in the ACI Structural Journal about the second series of experiments we did in the Stevin Laboratory of TU Delft. This paper is also the last paper about the experimental work I did for my…
I am Nathan Ryder and This is How I Work
Today, I am interviewing Dr. Nathan Ryder in the "How I Work" series. Nathan loves interesting challenges. This love lead him to a PhD in Mathematics (University of Liverpool, 2008) and then to working freelance as a skills trainer in…